Continuing on from the Quad Cities Criterium, now in it's 45th year, Team Aerocat's Andrew Crater won the Pro 1/2 field sprint for his first victory at this event. The Quad City Times has a nice
post-race video interview that's well worth watching. Kristin Meshburg won the Pro Women's race in a field sprint. Quad City Times has her
post race win video interview as well. (Photo: Quad Cities Times)
In her
own words:"
With 2 to go Kristin Wentworth from Kenda started the leadout. I was happy to be on her wheel but I was nervous because I didn't see any other Kenda around and knew she couldn't hold it for the entire two laps. Sure enough at 1 to go there was a swarm and I found myself boxed in at about 6th or 8th position. I pretty much bullied my way out (sorry Emily) but I went up the outside not really sure what I was going to do next. Right when I hit the front, in front of the Holiday Inn, Trish Black attacked hard. She got a gap and it took me until the 2nd to last corner to catch her wheel. Thankfully she went wide and I passed her on the inside line. I went as hard as I could and didn't look back. I really expected to be passed at the line but I was able to hold off the chasers! I can't even tell you how happy I was!!!! I have always wanted to win this race and it felt great!"
There is no news coming out of Chicago's three day series of Masters races, so we move on to the inaugural Great Midwest Marathon and Endurance Festival with it's Tour of Elkhart Lake. The cycling races continued to be plagued by low turnout.
Full results are now available for all the cycling races and other sports with exception of Monday's time trials. The inline skaters did two laps of a 5 mile loop that included one climb and a tricky section of road that caught a number of skaters off guard as evidenced by the fresh blood streaks visible as they came around to begin their second lap.
The cyclists rode a different loop for their time trial on Monday morning, the same loop in fact that was ridden during the road race on Sunday except now it was for 6 laps and a hair over 26 miles. Turnout was a bit better for the TT with a number of triathletes now in the mix and a few guys who, buy eyeing their space age rocket machines, obviously love their time trials. No results are available at this time, but times under an hour were recorded.
Lastly, although mountain biking is not a dicipline usually covered by Peloton Star, an exception certainly has to be made is this Saturday's WORS "Big Ring Classic" MTB race held in Crystal Lake, IL The finish of the elite race came down to the wire between: Brain Matter (1st), Darrin Braun (2nd) and Mark Lalonde (3rd). (Photo: Christine Czarnecki) If this had been any other catagory, they would have all crossed the line in a heap! Congratulations to all three who we will certainly see later this fall during the cyclocross season.
Late addition: ABD's Master's Weekend results are showing up. The overall for Saturday + Sunday is
here, but not the three day overall.
Saturday's results are posted, but not Sunday or Monday's. (Sheesh!)
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